Sri Lanka plans rice exports to South Africa: minister
May 21, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in talks with a South African commodity firm to export 20,000 tonnes of rice lying at Paddy Marketing Board, a state-run …
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Electric Lessons
May 21, 2012 (LBO) - Hearing I was off to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, a friend wrote 'come back and tell us what you learned.' This question was on my …
Sri Lanka tea farmers oppose imports
May 17, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's large tea growers have opposed a proposal by major exporters to import teas for re-export to make the island a global hub for …
Sri Lanka ships less tea, benefits from weak rupee in first quarter 2012
May 17, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, one of the world™s biggest exporters of black tea, shipped less brew during the first quarter of this year, but a weak …
Sri Lanka Cricket eyes local firms to bankroll premier league
May 15, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket is targeting several top local companies to invest in a franchise, when bidding for its new premier league …
Sri Lanka tea exporters say they do not want low quality imports
May 15, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's major tea exporters, who have made a proposal to liberalize tea imports to make the island a global centre for tea, say they …
Sri Lanka Finlay estate profits down 52-pct in March
May 14, 2012 (LBO) - Profits at Udapussellawa Plantations, a unit of Sri Lanka's James Finlay group fell 52 percent in the March 2012 quarter with revenues hit …
Sri Lanka’s Balangdoa Plantations net down 49-pct
May 13, 2012 (LBO) - Profits at Sri Lanka's Balangoda Plantations, a unit of listed Distilleries Corporation fell 49 percent to 67 million rupees in the March …
Stock Probe
May 10, 2012 (LBO) - A committee is probing a controversial stock purchase more than 60 percent above market price by a state bank, with payment on the deal …
Sri Lanka Cricket launches premier league to emulate Indian riches
May 10, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced plans to launch its own Twenty20 premier league in August, as it hopes to capitalise on the …
Sri Lanka Nestlé unit says milk collection up 45-pct
May 09, 2012 (LBO) - Nestle Lanka, said its fresh milk collections were up 45 percent in the four months to April from a year earlier, amid claims by some …
Collective Voice
May 09, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has asked authorities to probe a recent purchase of stock of a finance company by a state bank at …
Sri Lanka raises taxes on foreign milk powder
May 04, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's finance ministry said it has raised taxes on imported milk powder by a further 15 percent or 92 rupees a kilogram, pushing up …
Sri Lanka environment seen paying price of rapid growth
Apr 30, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's rapid economic growth in recent years has come at the cost of serious environmental degradation with outdated laws and …
Sri Lanka Cricket announces Pakistan tour dates
April 29, 2012 (LBO) – Pakistan are due to play three Tests, five one-days and two Twenty20 internationals when they tour Sri Lanka between May 29 and …
Sri Lanka™s March tea output hit by bad weather
April 26, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s tea output slipped 22.6 percent in March, over the same period 2011, due to bad weather conditions, a tea broking …
Sri Lanka tea prices still lower than last year in dollar terms
April 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose again at this week's auction after rising in the previous sale but remain below last year's levels in US …
Sri Lanka awards another construction deal to China
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Sri Lanka poultry industry margins to narrow
Apr 19, 2012 (LBO) - Margins in Sri Lanka's poultry industry would narrow amid higher capacity but per person chicken consumption would continue to grow, a top …
Maldivian President calls for early polls in July 2013
April 18, 2012 (LBO) – Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed on Wednesday called for presidential elections to be held ahead of time, in July 2013, after …